The Radiological Society of North America, through the RSNA Research and Education Foundation, supports radiology's future. Its mission is to improve patient care by supporting research and education in radiology and related scientific disciplines through funding grants and awards to individuals and institutions that advance radiologic research, education and practice.

Canon U.S.A. supports the Medical Student Departmental Program Grant. This grant is designed to enable departments of radiology, radiation oncology, or nuclear medicine to provide research opportunities to promising medical students.

Canon U.S.A. has funded grants for students from:
2005 — Georgetown University, Washington, DC
2004 — Massachusetts General Hospital
2003 — Northwestern University Medical Center
2002 — University of Wisconsin, Madison Medical School
2001 — Louisiana State University Health Science Center
2000 — Washington University
1999 — Boston Medical Center

For more information about the RSNA Research and Education Foundation: www.rsna.org/research/foundation